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Antique Vintage Industrial Brass Glass Carl Zeiss Ikon Light Lamp By Adolf Meyer
By Zeiss Ikon
Located in Sale, GB
made for use in large public buildings and retail environments all of which contained a mercury mirror
Category
Early 20th Century German Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Brass
Italian Regency Hand Carved Maple Pier Console or Dressing Table with Mirror
By Filippo Pelagio Palagi, Gabriele Capello
Located in Firenze, IT
sections flanked by pairs of columns. The antique rectangular mercury mirror reflects the amazing swans
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Regency Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bronze and Mercury Glass Plateau Surtout
Located in Dallas, TX
mercury glass mirror.
Resting on three finely modeled bronze feet shaped as stylized acanthus brackets
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Italian Giltwood Reliquaries with Original Mercury Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
religious carving features a shaped mercury glass mirror framed by deeply sculpted acanthus leaves and
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Vintage Set of Four Gold Mercury Glass Assorted Candlesticks and a Flower Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Set of Five Gold Mercury Glass Four Assorted Candlesticks and a Flower Bowl,
Candlesticks
Category
Early 1900s American Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Gold
Antique Adjustable Mercury Reflector Glass Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
An unusual adjustable table lamp.
Holland, c1920s.
Mercury glass reflective mirrored shade
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Brass, Iron
Unique Converted GasLamp with Huge Mercury GlassMirrored Shade
Located in Peekskill, NY
. The deep domed shade is one of the largest mirrored mercury glass example we have seen. The shade has
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Glass
Apollo Jewelers Counter Lamp with Quilted Mercury Glass Reflector
Located in Peekskill, NY
the rare original sky blue mirrored mercury glass insert. These lamps were used by jewelers and would
Category
Early 20th Century North American Art Deco Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Glass
19th Century French Louis XV Rococo Silvered Bronze Mirrored Surtout de Table
Located in Dallas, TX
the Rococo period. At its center lies the original mercury glass mirrored plateau, inset over a sturdy
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Silver, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Silverplated over Bronze Mirrored Plateau "Surtout"
Located in Dallas, TX
"Surtout" is dressed with the original inset mercury glass mirrored plateau over a wooden base. The Rococo
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Silvered Bronze and Mirrored "Surtout de Table"
Located in Dallas, TX
traditional Louis XVI ribbon bow flanked by a pair of torches; the inset beveled mercury glass mirrored
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Silver Plate
18th Century Hand Painted Phoenician Mirrored Wall Sconces
Located in Tampa, FL
An exceptional pair of 18th century Phoenician mirrored wall sconces dating to the 1790s or earlier
Category
1790s Lebanese Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood, Paint
Pair of Gilded, Mirrored, Period Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Each with gilt bronze arms, and inset with original, mercury glass mirrors. Each with left and right
Category
1860s French Empire Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Bronze
$6,850 / set
Mirrored Antique German Glass Pendant Lights
2
Located in London, GB
Mercury glass pendant lights.
German, circa 1920s.
Patinated brass gallery.
Grey external
Category
1920s German Mid-Century Modern Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Brass
$1,643 / item
Italian Period Fan Shaped Table Mirror
Located in Roma, IT
Art Deco triangular table mirror in the shape of a fan
Mercury frosted mirror
Hand painted
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Enamel
French Louis XV Style Painted and Gilt Trumeau Mirror
Located in Vero Beach, FL
French Louis XV style painted and gilt Trumeau mirror
19th century Louis XV style elegant French
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Canvas
Vintage Industrial Antique MORCO Mirrored Glass Wall Lights c.1940
Located in London, GB
Elegantly formed shop window display lamps made in England by Morco. c.1940.
Designed for high-end retail shop window displays in the early-mid 20th Century, now repurposed into ele...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Metal
Pair of Early 20th Century French Iron Crystal and Mirrored Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
shape mercury glass in the middle, a crown at the pediment and scrolled acanthus leaves on the sides
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Crystal, Iron
19th Century French Burl Elm Inlaid Jewelry Box with Drawer
Inside Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
reveals a large inside storage and a retractable mirror with mercury glass attached to the back side. The
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Elm, Burl
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Carved Giltwood and Mirrored Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
gold leaf finish, embellished by three-side beveled mirror and an ornate carved shell cartouche at the
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Silvered Bronze Mirrored "Surtout de Table" with Cherubs
Located in Dallas, TX
mercury loss on the mirror.
A Surtout de table is an ornamental centerpiece displayed on a formal dining
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
Pair of French Wrought Iron Sconces with Mirrored Backs
2 Pairs Available
Located in Pembroke, MA
pair (see photos), features old mercury glass mirror backs, while the other pair has more recent
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Wrought Iron, Tôle
Roman master carver 17th century (II/II) Mirror Gold Italy Old master Wood Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Carved, lacquered and gilded wood
Antique mercury silvered glass mirror
92 x 76 cm.
(at the mirror 59 x
Category
17th Century Baroque Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Gold
French Empire Style Mahogany Dressing Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
mercury glass mirror and charcoal and white marble top. The arched mirror displays some deterioration and
Category
19th Century French Empire Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Metal, Brass
Irish Georgian Secretary
Located in Greenwich, CT
original beveled mercury glass mirror, over fitted interior writing area with Pidgeon holes and alternating
Category
1750s Irish Georgian Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mahogany
$7,800
18th Century Italian Walnut Lombardy Bureau Cabinet
Located in London, GB
with mercury plate mirrors, which enclose three shelves, surmounted by a shaped cornice; the whole
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mirror, Walnut, Wood
Antique 19th Century Dutch Empire Oak and Gold Leaf Trumeau or Sideboard
Located in Casteren, NL
mirror was a mercury silvered plate in very bad condition.
The mirror was replaced by a new plate. The
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Empire Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Gold Leaf
French 19th Century Empire-Style Dressing Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This exceptional mahogany dressing table is complete with its original mercury glass pivoting
Category
19th Century French Empire Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Ormolu
Fine Early 18th Century Queen Anne Burl Walnut Secretary Bookcase
Located in Miami, FL
and desirability.
The upper section is fitted with its original period mercury-glass mirrors, now
Category
18th Century English Queen Anne Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Brass
Restoration Console Table by Jacob-Desmalter
Located in London, GB
.
With original inverted breakfront Bardiglio marble top and with original mercury-gilt mirror plate
Category
19th Century Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Marble
18th Century George III Period Mahogany Country House Bureau Bookcase
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
pair of astragal glazed doors with central panels showcasing mercury-backed mirrors, enclosing two
Category
18th Century British George III Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Palladian Style Fireplace Mantel in Marrone Breccia Marble
Located in London, GB
marble, surmounts the beveled original mercury plate mirror within a Belgian Black fielded panel. This is
Category
Mid-19th Century English Palladian Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Breccia Marble
Unique Skeletal X-Ray Chandelier
By X-Ray Lamp Company
Located in Peekskill, NY
known for its unique mercury glass mirrored shades. Early X-ray advertising for their reflectors
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Glass
Antique Travelling Vanity Box, English, Campaign Correspondence Case, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
— key absent
Trio of opening lids dressed with small brass sliding clasps
Original mercury glass
Category
Late 19th Century British Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Leather
Rare Cawston 1836 William IV Rare Wood Gentleman Military Campaign Vanity Box
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
a document sleeve and the original mercury plate mirror which is broken, as you would expect from a
Category
1830s English Victorian Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian 19th Century Mirror-Framed Mirror
Located in New York, NY
This mercury-glass mirror was made in 19th century Italy, and has a greyish tinge that endows it
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mirror
Louis XIV Gilt Mirror with Original Mercury Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Louis XIV gilt mirror with original mercury mirror, quiver motif, circa 1700.
Dimension: 24.5"
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Louis XIV Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
19th Century Trumeau Guilded Rococo Mercury Mirror
Located in Copenhagen, Copenhagen
19th century trumeau gilded Rococo, original mercury mirror. Richly carved green painted with a
Category
1820s French Rococo Revival Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
19th Century Mercury Mirror with Ornate Gilt Plaster Frame
Located in Norwich, GB
Large 19th century mercury mirror with ornate gilt plaster frame.
Category
19th Century Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Plaster
White Mercury Mirror
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
Gilt carved wood frame surrounds white mercury glass mirror. Purchased in Paris.
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Wood, Mercury Glass, Mirror
$20,024
Spanish Giltwood Sacristy Frame with Later Mercury Mirror Plate Mid-17th Century
Located in London, GB
holy image. It is now fitted with a later, antique mercury mirror plate.
Category
Mid-17th Century Spanish Baroque Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Giltwood
Mercury mirror 19th century
Located in PARIS, FR
1850 because mercury is highly toxic to humans and the environment. The mirror in question show
Category
19th Century French Rustic Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Italian Directoire style mirror with original mercury mirror glass
Located in Rome, IT
This mirror in Italian ‘Direttorio’ style features an original mercury mirror glass, characterized
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19th Century Italian Directoire Mercury Antique Mirror
19th C. French Gilded Reeded Mercury Mirror
Located in Washington, DC
Beautiful, classic reeded mirror, with original mercury. France.
Frame lightly restored. May be
Category
Mid-19th Century French Directoire Mercury Antique Mirror
French Giltwood Mirror with Mercury Plate, Régence, Early 18th Century
Located in London, GB
Giltwood mirror, the frame with all-over low relief carving. The mercury mirror plate with bevelled
Category
Early 18th Century French Mercury Antique Mirror
Italian Toilet Mirror
Located in VILLENEUVE-LÈS-AVIGNON, FR
cartouches
Original mercury mirror
Category
18th Century Italian Louis XV Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood, Lacquer
$7,595
Charles X Rosewood Inlaid Burr Maple Mirror
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1830.
Retaining the original mercury mirror plate.
Category
1830s French Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Maple, Rosewood
19th Century French Mirror with Mercury Plate
Located in London, GB
French mirror from 1850’s with mercury plate. The mercury mirrors are recognisable by its silvered
Category
Mid-19th Century French Mercury Antique Mirror
19th Century French Ripple Style Oval Mirror with Mercury Plate
Located in Chudleigh, Devon
A very attractive oval mirror of pleasing color and design, retaining its original mercury mirror
Category
Late 19th Century French Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Composition
Louis XVI Mirror, Silver Patina
Located in Paris, FR
Louis XVI remarkably sculpted "in-between" basswood mirror with original silver patina, mercury
Category
1770s French Louis XVI Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood
Florentine Gilded Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
Last quarter of the 18th Century. Delicately carved frame with original mercury mirror. Italy.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Mercury Antique Mirror
$14,800
Pair wood carved mirrors
Located in Houston, TX
Pair wood carved gold leaf mirrors in an English style with original mercury mirror
Category
19th Century European Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Gold Leaf
$9,300 / set
19th Gold and Cream Lacquered Wood Mirror
Located in Paris, FR
Gold and cream lacquered mirror with figures neoclassical in plaster, with mercury mirror.
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Mercury Antique Mirror
Small Blackened Wood Mirror in Lapis Lazuli
Located in charmes, FR
Small blackened wood mirror and lapis lazuli veneer with its mercury mirror (mirror weathered) in
Category
Late 19th Century Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Louis XV Carved and Gilded Mirror with Carved Shell and Scrolls
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The mercury mirror plate set within a rocaille and foliate carved frame of gilt limewood.
Category
Mid-18th Century European Louis XV Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Ebony and Padouk Mirror
Located in London, GB
mercury mirror plate. Ottoman Empire.
Category
Late 19th Century Mercury Antique Mirror
18th Century Mirror
Located in Genova, IT
mask. Original mercury mirror, Torino, first half of the 18th century.
Category
Early 18th Century Louis XIV Mercury Antique Mirror
Materials
Mercury Glass, Mirror, Wood
$29,668
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Mercury Antique Mirror For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic mercury antique mirror available at 1stDibs. A mercury antique mirror — often made from glass, mercury glass and wood — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer mercury antique mirror, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each mercury antique mirror bearing Louis XVI, Louis XV or Baroque hallmarks is very popular. A well-made mercury antique mirror has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by X-Ray Lamp Company, Charles Nosotti and Black Forrest are consistently popular.
How Much is a Mercury Antique Mirror?
The average selling price for a mercury antique mirror at 1stDibs is $3,600, while they’re typically $128 on the low end and $160,000 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Mirrors for You
The road from early innovations in reflective glass to the alluring antique and vintage mirrors in trendy modern interiors has been a long one but we’re reminded of the journey everywhere we look.
In many respects, wall mirrors, floor mirrors and full-length mirrors are to interior design what jeans are to dressing. Exceedingly versatile. Universally flattering. Unobtrusively elegant. And while all mirrors are not created equal, even in their most elaborate incarnation, they're still the heavy lifters of interior design, visually enlarging and illuminating any space.
We’ve come a great distance from the polished stone that served as mirrors in Central America thousands of years ago or the copper mirrors of Mesopotamia before that. Today’s coveted glass Venetian mirrors, which should be cleaned with a solution of white vinegar and water, were likely produced in Italy beginning in the 1500s, while antique mirrors originating during the 19th century can add the rustic farmhouse feel to your mudroom that you didn’t know you needed.
By the early 20th century, experiments with various alloys allowed for mirrors to be made inexpensively. The geometric shapes and beveled edges that characterize mirrors crafted in the Art Deco style of the 1920s can bring pizzazz to your entryway, while an ornate LaBarge mirror made in the Hollywood Regency style makes a statement in any bedroom. Friedman Brothers is a particularly popular manufacturer known for decorative round and rectangular framed mirrors designed in the Rococo, Louis XVI and other styles, including dramatic wall mirrors framed in gold faux bamboo that bear the hallmarks of Asian design.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, mid-century modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary mirrors. Today’s simple yet chic mantel mirror frames, for example, often neutral in color, owe to the understated mirror designs introduced in the postwar era.
Sculptor and furniture maker Paul Evans had been making collage-style cabinets since at least the late 1950s when he designed his Patchwork mirror — part of a series that yielded expressive works of combined brass, copper and pewter — for Directional Furniture during the mid-1960s. Several books celebrating Evans’s work were published beginning in the early 2000s, as his unconventional furniture has been enjoying a moment not unlike the resurgence that the Ultrafragola mirror is seeing. Designed by the Memphis Group’s Ettore Sottsass in 1970, the Ultrafragola mirror, in all its sensuous acrylic splendor, has become somewhat of a star thanks to much-lauded appearances in shelter magazines and on social media.
On 1stDibs, we have a broad selection of vintage and antique mirrors and tips on how to style your contemporary mirror too.
Questions About Mercury Antique Mirror
- What is a mercury mirror?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A mercury mirror is a type of wall mirror that features mercury glass inside of a decorative frame. Mercury glass is the term for two panes of glass separated by silvering material. Early examples feature real mercury, while ones produced after the 1840s usually substitute silver nitrate. On 1stDibs, shop a range of mercury mirrors.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Mercury mirrors were made with a thicker glass layer than modern mirrors, so one way of identifying a mercury mirror is to test the thickness. Take an object like a pen or toothpick and press it against the mirror. If the object looks like it’s touching its own reflection, then the mirror is thin and not a mercury mirror. However, if the object appears separate from its reflection, the thickness indicates that it’s probably a mercury mirror. Shop a collection of antique mercury mirrors from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- Why was mercury used in mirrors?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Mercury was used in mirrors in the form of mercury amalgam. This substance was used because of its highly reflective property when applied on a surface. Shop an array of antique mercury mirrors from top sellers around the world on 1stDibs.
- What is antique mercury glass?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021Mercury glass, often known as "silvered glass," is an antique decorative art glass made by glassmakers in Bohemia (now the Czech Republic), England and America from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. These are blown glass artworks with hollow interiors, the majority of which are double-walled.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021You can tell if a mirror is antique through a number of indicators. For example, most antique mirrors are quite small in size, measuring no more than 2 feet. Additionally, antique mirrors will show signs of sports or discoloration. Many antique mirrors will have bubbling or waves in the glass.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To tell if a mirror is antique, check the glass to see if it's wavy or has any imperfections. Modern glass tends to be perfect. While this can be a clue, it might just signify that the mirror is old, not antique. Another thing to check for is the reflective coating on the back of the glass to see if it has begun oxidizing and has any age scratches. Finally, check out the frame to see if it has the appearance of age. Shop a large collection of antique mirrors from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An antique mirror is a mirror of considerable age that has historical significance or is in great demand due to its beauty or rarity. Oftentimes, you’ll hear an antique be defined as any item that is more than 100 years old, but this is not a specific measurement of an antique nor is it a requirement. Shop a collection of antique mirrors from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 21, 2020
Repairs and replacements can go toward devaluing any piece of antique or vintage furniture, and any modifications or repairs done to a centuries-old mirror should be handled by experts and executed with care. Because antique Venetian mirrors were handcrafted by Italian artisans and can in some cases be hundreds of years old, it is strongly recommended that you consult with experts in the field of restoring antique or decorative mirrors in the event that your piece should require restorative work.
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